218 Results for guillermo mota

Mets' bullpen just needs to be good

...won't guarantee much of anything. (If you don't believe me, ask Scott Schoeneweis and Guillermo Mota.) But signing all three -- Rodriguez, Fuentes and Cruz -- would go a long way to tilting the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2008

Cubs plan on adding pitcher

Carlos Zambrano threw 60 pitches in the bullpen Sunday afternoon and said "I feel so good I could pitch tonight." Actually, he will be back Friday. "I...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 30, 2008

Firings aren't always the answer

It was the estimable Chicago columnist Bob Verdi who once wrote, "When a team is at the bottom, the problem is usually at the top." At the time, Verdi...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 23, 2008

Bradley keeping quiet … excelling

When Milton Bradley joined the Rangers this spring, he explained to Rich Rice, the director of media relations, that he intended to keep a low profile...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2008

Cuban crisis: Will they let him in?

Mark Cuban says he will pull out all stops to buy the Cubs. Mentioned here last month, it seems more than a coincidence that in recent months the oft-...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 07, 2008

D-backs' hitters evolving

The Diamondbacks' hitters talk about grinding out their at-bats, about controlling their at-bats, about having a plan and executing, about making the ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 13, 2008

Looking back at Dodgers deals

...SportsHubLA looked back at the Lo Duca/Penny deal; specifically, the Dodgers trading Paul Lo Duca, Guillermo Mota and Juan Encarnacion to the Marlins for Brad Penny, Hee Seop Choi, and a minor-league...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2008

Red Sox protest hurtful to fans

As the Red Sox threatened a boycott of Wednesday's game, they worked for team unity, Jackie MacMullan writes. The sentiment behind what was essentia...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2008

Mets should consider Bonds

In the midst of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, it was United Nations ambassador Adlai Stevenson who raised the one option, among the many being consid...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 07, 2008

Brewers on the upswing

...have compiled a group of veterans who have had intermittent success on one-year commitments -- Derrick Turnbow, Guillermo Mota, Salomon Torres. In the volatile world of relievers, the Brewers have some depth if one or...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 09, 2008

Teams should just say no

...performance-enhancing drugs. And you know what? All the evidence to date is that it pays. Guillermo Mota tested positive for steroids and earned a suspension last season, and the Mets gave him a...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 21, 2007

Dodgers get Jones near his peak

In a vacuum, this is an outstanding signing for the Dodgers. Had Andruw Jones had a season closer to his 2006 or 2005 performances, he would have been...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2007

Kobayashi deepens Tribe bullpen

...s just a middle guy. ***** It's hard to identify a winner in the Johnny Estrada-Guillermo Mota swap, since neither player is any good, but I'd give an edge to the Mets...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2007

Beckett by the numbers

As Garret Anderson's fly ball descended into the mitt of Coco Crisp to end Game 1 of the Division Series between Boston and the Angels, Josh Beckett t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2007

Amazin' mess to clean up

...it so that none of the following individuals is ever seen in a Mets uniform again: Guillermo Mota, Scott Schoenweis, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele. If the revereberations from the blast destroy Aaron Heilman...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2007